On October 2, 2010, 65-year-old Patricia ’Patti’ Krieger of Rockport, Washington, disappeared during a group hike up Sauk Mountain. She was with her large Rottweiler, Bear, her boyfriend Larry Pressley, and several of his family and friends; the party had climbed to scatter the ashes of Pressley’s parents. Witnesses say Patti and her dog broke from the main group on the descent, were called back but kept walking, and were never seen again.

Search teams including helicopters, FLIR and tracking dogs were deployed. Dogs followed Patti’s scent down the trail to the parking lot and then lost the trail, prompting early theories she left on foot. About a month later Bear was found malnourished near the mountain, suggesting the dog had not been taken away by someone else. Patti’s son was not notified by the hiking party; he learned she was missing when her employer reported she didn’t show up for work. At Patti’s home some of her belongings, and her phone, were in the possession of people from the hike; Pressley reportedly had her driver’s license and keys.

Family and friends say Patti had grown withdrawn before she disappeared and had expressed fear of Pressley. Multiple searches and tips over the years have not located her or explained what happened that day. Does anyone who knew Patti, Bear, or who was on Sauk Mountain that October 2 have information that could help resolve this disappearance?